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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
Friday, March 20, 2026

Match #34: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(13) Monika Paulikiene/Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania
vs.
(15) Anniina Parkkinen/Valma Prihti, Finland

Monika Povilaityte Paulikiene
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 30, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tytuvenai

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Klaipeda 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$88,890.35

Aine Raupelyte
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vilnius

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$71,765.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	2	4	4	0	9	7	7	3	2	7	1	1	US$142,182.25

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Aine Raupelyte - 17th	Monika Paulikiene - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	10	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	31	37th	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	13	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	2	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	5	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q3	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	18, Q4	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	27, Q6	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	24	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	21	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q11	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	15	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	13	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	10	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	5	17th	340	US$2,250.00

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool D	Madelyne Anderson / Alaina Chacon, United States (20)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:45
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool D	Molly Phillips / Abby Van Winkle, United States (4)	Lost 19-21, 22-20, 6-15	0:51
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 1	Anniina Parkkinen / Valma Prihti, Finland (15)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	9	3	0	$60,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	1	4	3	0	7	0	1	4	0	$71,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	48	0	0	2	4	4	0	9	7	12	7	1	$142,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monika Paulikiene												Aine Raupelyte
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$6,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
29	0	0	0	0	1	9	9	3	0	$30,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	1	9	9	3	0	$30,000.00
36	0	0	1	4	3	10	4	10	0	$45,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	1	4	3	7	2	4	0	$36,125.00
7	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	$5,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
82	2	1	4	5	6	23	15	13	1	$88,375.00	Total	54	0	0	2	4	4	17	17	7	1	$71,625.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	1	80.0 %
2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	4	0	1	$34,000.00	25	23	52.1 %
2024	FIVB	17	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	4	5	1	0	$59,250.00	31	34	47.7 %
2025	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	6	1	$46,150.00	15	29	34.1 %
Total	FIVB	47	0	0	2	4	4	0	9	7	12	7	2	$139,900.00	75	87	46.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monika Paulikiene													Aine Raupelyte
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$3,600.00	2013	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,600.00	2014	FIVB
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2016	FIVB
4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	$4,700.00	2017	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$3,050.00	2018	FIVB
7	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	$3,600.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	$800.00
13	0	0	0	2	0	6	4	0	1	$17,000.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	2	0	6	4	0	1	$17,000.00
17	0	0	1	2	2	6	5	1	0	$29,625.00	2024	FIVB	17	0	0	1	2	2	6	5	1	0	$29,625.00
16	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	6	1	$23,075.00	2025	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	6	1	$23,075.00
81	2	1	4	5	6	23	15	13	12	$87,250.00	Total	Total	53	0	0	2	4	4	17	17	7	2	$70,500.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	43	66.2%	11	16.9%	11	16.9%	54-11	83.1%	18	18.9%	28	29.5%	49	51.6%	18-77	18.9%	43-49	46.7%	29-39	42.6%	4	0	76-88	46.3%
2025-2026	13	68.4%	2	10.5%	4	21.1%	15-4	78.9%	1	3.7%	11	40.7%	15	55.6%	1-26	3.7%	13-15	46.4%	3-15	16.7%	0	0	16-30	34.8%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	13	10	8	22	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	38
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	2	22	18	2	0	13	11	0	5	1	4	0	0	47	40
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	22	12	33	48	3	0	16	18	0	6	2	4	0	0	76	88

Anniina Parkkinen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pieksamdki

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$68,219.68

Valma Vilhelmiina Prihti
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sastamala

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$15,010.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	20	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	0	1	1	3	3	US$28,934.45

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Niina Ahtiainen - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	25, Q4	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2025	Futures Bondues Lille Metropole	9	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	9/11-14/2025	Futures Warsaw	10, Q2	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	9/4-7/2025	Futures Budapest	10, Q2	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	32, Q29	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/18-21/2025	Futures Leuven	12, Q7	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Q20	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q16	41st	100	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Francesca Alupei / Beata Vaida, Romania (18, Q1)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:33
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Maria Castillo / Katie Lindstrom, United States (31, Q12)	Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:50
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 1	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (13)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$23,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
Total	20	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	1	1	0	$28,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anniina Parkkinen												Valma Prihti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$12,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
34	1	0	2	0	1	5	7	4	0	$43,225.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$11,875.00
20	1	1	0	0	7	9	0	2	0	$9,150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	0	0	$1,300.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
63	2	1	2	1	8	14	11	7	0	$67,025.00	Total	31	1	0	0	0	4	8	7	1	0	$14,425.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$500.00	5	4	55.6 %
2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	$900.00	7	8	46.7 %
2025	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	2	$25,000.00	21	14	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	19	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	1	1	6	$26,400.00	33	28	54.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anniina Parkkinen													Valma Prihti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	2014	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$4,550.00	2017	FIVB
11	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	1	1	$20,550.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	3	$18,900.00	2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	$500.00	2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	$6,250.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$250.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	$1,600.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$100.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	$450.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	$450.00
9	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	$12,500.00	2025	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	$12,500.00
62	2	1	2	1	8	14	11	7	16	$65,900.00	Total	Total	30	1	0	0	0	4	8	7	1	9	$13,300.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	22	64.7%	4	11.8%	8	23.5%	26-8	76.5%	8	27.6%	6	20.7%	15	51.7%	8-21	27.6%	22-15	59.5%	12-14	46.2%	0	0	34-29	54.0%
2025-2026	13	61.9%	3	14.3%	5	23.8%	16-5	76.2%	6	37.5%	4	25.0%	6	37.5%	6-10	37.5%	13-6	68.4%	9-9	50.0%	0	0	22-15	59.5%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2-2	50.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	9
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	10	0	12	8	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18
Total	0	0	13	6	15	13	0	0	4	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	34	29

Head to Head Results
Parkkinen/Prihti lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 1
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 3	Parkkinen/Prihti	25, Q4	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	2	21-17, 14-21, 16-14	0:45